Consultant Supporting the Rougeole / Rubella Vaccination Campaign March-may 2019 Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Haiti

Summary : Consultant Supporting the Rougeole / Rubella Vaccination Campaign March-may 2019

Deadline : 11 Jan 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 29598412

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Pan American Health Organization

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION
295 Ave John Brown, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Email :haitivacancy@paho.org

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Consultant Supporting the Rougeole / Rubella Vaccination Campaign March-may 2019.

Position Title: International Consultant in Support of the Implementation of the 2019 Measles / Rubella Immunization Campaign in Haiti

Position: PAHO / WHO Representation in Haiti

Duration: 02 months (March-May 2019)

Availability: Full time

Antecedents:

In the context of the elimination of measles / rubella in the Americas and in order to maintain the status of free country of measles / rubella and given the growing accumulation of susceptible, Haiti and decided to achieve a follow-up campaign in April 2019 targeting children from 9 to 59 months of the ten departments of the country. This follow-up campaign will be coupled with vaccination with the oral polio vaccine and vitamin A distribution.

As part of the implementation of the activities and in the context of the TCA GAVI 2018-2019, it was agreed to recruit consultants to provide technical support to the EPI Directorate and the departments. These consultants will be in charge of technical support for the implementation of the preparatory activities and implementation of the vaccination campaign throughout the country.

Preparatory activities include the revision / finalization of the measles / rubella / polio / vitamin A campaign plan in alignment with the objectives of the National Coordination Unit of the Immunization Program (UCNPV) Operational Plan 2019, the revision of data collection and the development of a communication plan for strong social mobilization for the vaccination campaign and routine immunization. Implementation activities include immunization operations, supervision of vaccination teams, and post-vaccination monitoring and evaluation. To support the implementation of vaccination operations, two (2) international consultants will be recruited for the period from March to May 2019 according to the guidelines specified below.

Job Profile:

The candidate must be:

· a public health doctor, epidemiologist,

· have at least ten (10) years of relevant immunization experience at the national and international levels,

· have professional experience in Haiti,

· speak perfectly French and English.

· having experience in conducting measles / rubella vaccination campaigns in Haiti would be an asset

· to speak Haitian Creole would be an asset

· Be immediately available

Specific stains

Under the supervision of the PAHO / WHO EPI Focal Point the consultant will:

· Contribute to technical support to the MSPP when implementing immunization activities in the context of the measles / rubella vaccination campaign combined with polio and vitamin a;

· participate in activities related to the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of measles and rubella supplementary immunization activities at the central level and in the departments

· Participate in the training and supervision of immunization teams at the operational level

· participate in the implementation of independent monitoring in the departments

· participate in prompt monitoring and data collection of vaccination in the departments;

· perform any other tasks related to PAHO / WHO technical assistance at different levels of the immunization subsystem.

Expected products

· technical support is provided during the training of teams at central and departmental level on time;

· technical support is provided to MSPP staff during the RR-polio campaign in April 2019;

· technical support is provided during the independent monitoring of vaccination activities of the RR-polio campaign in April / May 2019;

· data collection in the departments is completed on time;

· end of contract report

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested persons should submit their CVs to the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO / WHO) office, 295 John Brown Avenue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti or the following e-mail address: haitivacancy @ paho.org .

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